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Perth is a city that likes to enjoy itself once the clock strikes five, yet still get to bed before any mention of Cinderella. Bars and pubs fill in waves: there’s the after-work rush, the after-dinner peak and then the pre-midnight last hurrah. Locals like to hop from place to place, enjoying creatively composed cocktails, homegrown beers and regional wines, with venues ever sharpening their offerings, and usually offering snappy sharing eats to match. Meanwhile, a few small bars will kick on to the early hours of the morning, if revellers feel like a party. But expect most of the action to have quietened down by 3am.